November worst on record for hospital overcrowding with 563 children on trolleys

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital in November with 1,596 patients without beds. Picture: Dan Linehan 

November was the worst month on record for hospital overcrowding, with more than 560 children forced to wait on trolleys for a bed, the nurses' union has said

Figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s (INMO) showed a total of 12,624 patients on trolleys in November, including 563 children, with hospitals in Limerick and Cork topping the overcrowded list